“When we broke up, the group was Number One on the Billboard chart,” N.W.A’s DJ Yella, says. “I mean, groups don’t break up at Number One. They break up at Number 1,000.” “It was, like, shit – all good things come to an end,” says bandmate MC Ren. N.W.A issued their second… Source: RollingStone Link: […]

Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of the release of Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment’s Surf, the collective’s acclaimed LP that heavily featured Chance the Rapper. To celebrate the occasion, Trumpet unveiled “The First Time,” a seamless, 10-minute mix of unreleased material from the Surf sessions. “This is a collection of unused… Source: RollingStone Link: Chance […]

At Billy Joel’s concerts over the past year, the singer has often dedicated the performance of his 1974 single “The Entertainer” to Donald Trump, with one such shout-out occurring Friday night at Joel’s monthly gig at New York’s Madison Square Garden. While there is debate whether the dedication is genuine or… Source: RollingStone Link: Billy Joel: […]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An online report in Iran says authorities have arrested eight people for producing allegedly “obscene” music videos. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Iran arrest 8 people for making 'obscene' music videos

Robyn kicks off a brief North American tour Saturday at Boston Calling, and for the Swedish singer’s three upcoming festival gigs, she’ll revisit some of her biggest singles as part of a remix project that she’ll debut live onstage. For the performances, Robyn invited nine producers – some of her favorite artists… Source: RollingStone Link: Robyn […]

Less than a week after Courtney Barnett delivered a killer musical guest spot on the season finale of Saturday Night Live, the Australian singer-songwriter was back on NBC as she and her band visited The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Friday. While Barnett’s SNL performance spotlighted tracks off her acclaimed 2015 LP Sometimes… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

The Lonely Island’s pop mockumentary Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping arrives June 3rd, and before the comedy hits theaters, Conner4Real – the fictional pop star played by Andy Samberg – has unveiled another new track, “I’m a Weirdo Freestyle.” Recorded on an iPhone, the video finds Conner4Real and his for-hire crew,… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

2 Chainz and Lil Wayne have unveiled their new video for “Gotta Lotta,” the rappers’ latest single off their collaborative Collegrove. A fire breathing woman, a marching band drummer, rapper Mack Maine and Lil Wayne’s “Make America Skate Again” all make appearances in the colorful video. “We gotta lotta dope / We gotta… Source: RollingStone Link: 2 […]

Skrillex, who was named in the lawsuit filed against Justin Bieber over the hit “Sorry,” has responded to the copyright infringement allegations. “SORRY but we didn’t steal this,” the producer tweeted alongside a video of how the songwriters crafted, and not sampled, the “Sorry” vocal hook at the center of the… Source: RollingStone Link: Skrillex Refutes […]

Like a two-sided Lost Weekend, emotional – and literal – darkness is at the troubled heart of the first half of Black, Dierks Bentley’s adventurous 21st century take on cheating songs and the reclamation of love, which marks the most fully satisfying of the country superstar’s LP’s since 2010’s brilliant… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Black'